And just like that September has come and (almost) gone already! Get out this weekend and enjoy the beautiful fall weather and one of these fabulous fall fun events and festival taking place in and around Philly this weekend!

Museum Day Live! Saturday Sept. 28thVenues across the Philadelphia area

Enjoy free museum admission to several local Philadelphia museums in honor of the Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day Live! this Saturday September 28th. Participating local museums include the African American Museum, American Swedish Historical Museum, Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Brandywine River Museum. National Constitution Center, Penn Museum, Rosenbach Museum and Library and others. Check website for full museum listings and to get your free Museum Live! tickets. Free.

Opera On the MallSaturday September 28thGates open at 5:30pm, performance begins at 7pmIndependence National Historic Park 6th and Market StreetsPhiladelphia, PA

Don’t miss the opening night broadcast of Verdi’s Nabucco at Opera On the Mall this Saturday September 28th at 7pm at Independence National Historic Park. Performed in Italian with English subtitles this open air performance encourages families to pack a picnic, bring the kids and enjoy opera for all by the world-renown Opera Philadelphia. Register for free tickets online. Gates open at 5:30pm. Free.

Head out this weekend for the annual two-day apple festival at Linvilla Orchards this Saturday September 28th and Sunday September 29th from 8am – 7pm. Hosted by local family fave Makin’ Music, the event features pick your own apples, a pie eating contest, visits with characters, live music and so much more! Free. Some events ticketed.

Don’t miss this lively and colorful Drums Along the Delaware Pow-Wow at the American Swedish Historical Museum featuring a performance by the Southern Drum “Red Blanket Singers”, the Northern Drum “Medicine Horse Singers” and more from around the region. Drum call at 11am and grand entry at 11:30am. Plus, families can enjoy native crafts and food vendors. Admission is $10 for a family of 4. Adults $5 and children under 12 free. Includes museum admission and free parking.

Come to the Norristown Farm Park this Sunday September 29th from 10am -3pm for the free annual Native American Day event where Lee Hallman, president of the Indian Artifact Collections of the Northeast, will both be displaying many artifacts and also offering appraisals if you bring your own Native American treasures. Plus, check out demonstrations of Lenape culture and arts, crafts and games for children. Free.

Harvest Fest continues this and every Sunday from 12-4pm at Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown with a host of fall-themed activities to celebrate autumn including games, contests, prizes, hay and corn mazes, great food, live entertainment and more! Free with Zoo admission.

It’s the return of the much anticipated Baby Loves Disco this Sunday September 29th at 11am in its new home at World Café Live in Philadelphia. Bring the kiddos for some great music with a live DJ, dancing, great arts and crafts, refreshments, and lots of fun! Tickets are $14 per walking human and includes light snacks and all the juice boxes you can drink.

Don’t miss SproutFest – a community celebration and adoption festival featuring various local rescues as well as fun for the whole family, too. The festival was inspired by Sprout, a blind Chihuahua who was abandoned on the side of the road in 2009 and was the motivation for creating the Finding Shelter adoption agency. Free.